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A leader in the Hong Kong tourism industry has proposed that travel agencies pay deposit fees that will be set aside to compensate tourists harmed by abuses such as forced shopping, which subjects travelers to high-pressure sales techniques.
Inflation in China was recorded at 4.9 percent that month, indicating a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power.
China's newly-appointed railway minister, Sheng Guangzu has said the country will continue to develop its high-speed rail network as planned even after its former minister was ousted.
By the end of 2011 China-made supercomputers will bid farewell to foreign microchips and start using their own "Chinese core", according to a leading scientists.
City residents are looking for more opportunities and channels to express their concerns to deputies and members to the annual sessions of the country's top legislature and top political advisory body, according to the Media and Public Opinion Research Center at Fudan University.
Provincial governments have been asked to set up a mechanism linking relief payments with rises in local consumer price indexes (CPIs) by the end of the year.
Police officers are being told they may not take part in building demolitions and land requisitions because such actions fall outside their duties.
Finance authorities in this southern city said the 16th Asian Games and Asian Para Games last year had not left the city a huge monetary hole.
Shanghai Expo likely to profit: organizers
Zhang Chunxian, Party chief of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, confirmed on Thursday he has signed up for a micro blog service and composed the first posting himself.
The capital of Guangdong province raised its minimum monthly salary to 1,300 yuan ($198), which was the greatest amount seen among mainland cities.
China's floating population - people who live in areas different from where they have a permanent residence permit - increased by 10 million last year to reach a total of 221 million.
The problems faced by homeless children and defects in the current system that is supposed to protect the vulnerable group were discussed on Wednesday at the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
